Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto, trust me, you'd all know by now.
Just so you know, I won't be offended if you don't read through all the police statements, but you may want to at least skim them.
Enjoy~!
"Actually, no, we're here to tell you that the house was burned down intentionally."
Naruto's eyes went wide with shock. "WHAT THE FUCK!" he screamed, grasping his hair in his hands and shaking his head. He stopped suddenly and looked up at the detective. "What happened?"
"Well that's what we're trying to figure out. The flames had an origin near one of the front windows and we found the remnants of a beer bottle. We believe it was a Molotov Cocktail thrown through the window. Can you think of anyone that would want to hurt you or yourself?"
"Wait, me?" Naruto asked incredulously.
"Yes, you were also staying in that house. If someone was trying to hurt you and didn't know you were staying at a friend's house, that's where they would have targeted." Detective Hatake stated.
Naruto stared at the floor again. "No."
Kakashi pulled another business card out, as did Iruka. "If you remember anything, don't hesitate to call anytime of the day, ok?"
Naruto took both the cards, looking them over, "Sure." And with that reassurance, the detectives left.
Naruto took another swig from his water bottle before silently getting up and heading back to his room. He shut the door behind him and laid down on the bed, trying to think of any enemies that would do this heinous act.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With The Detectives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Iruka looked over at his partner. "You don't really think it was one of the kid's enemies, do you Kakashi? I mean, this seems to be a domestic thing. It's common knowledge that Jiraiya was unliked by everyone in this town!"
"Iruka, what I think at this point doesn't matter, what we need right now is to get statements from everyone in the area. Then we can look over the facts and decided what course of action to take." Kakashi responded mechanically, getting inside his car and waiting for Iruka to join him. He stuck the key in the ignition and revved the engine to life.
"I guess you're right. That kid just seems too sweet to develop an enemy that wants to kill him." Iruka's eyes looked sad.
"I know what you mean." Kakashi sighed. "But we really can't rule anything out."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Later That Night – At The Police Station ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kakashi and Iruka sat in the conference room, papers scattered all across the table. A large map of the town was pinned to a board on the wall, and pictures were strewn across the room.
Currently the two were looking over statements, trying to find a hole. Iruka was looking over neighbors that hated the old man, continuing to believe that Naruto was not the one with an enemy. However, Kakashi was almost certain of the opposite.
Kiba Inuzuka
RELATIONSHIP TO DECEASED: best friend of grandson
WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT: A group of us went to a concert downtown. We hit dinner on Court and then the concert. Uh, we left at around 1:00am. I drove separately with my girlfriend. We arrived at her house around 1:25am where I staid the night.
WHO CAN CORROBORATE YOUR STORY: Naruto Uzumaki, Gaara Sabaku, Shikamaru Nara, Hinata Huuga, and Sasuke Uchiha
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE WHO WOULD WANT TO HARM THE DECEASED: Naw, dude was a good guy, he was a bit harsh about his property, but other than that, he was a harmless old man.
Gaara Sabaku
RELATIONSHIP TO DECEASED: close friend of grandson, and neighbor.
WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT: A group of us met at around 7:00pm to go downtown to have dinner and see a My Chemical Romance concert. Concert ended around 1:00am, and we left. I was driving and I dropped Sasuke off first at his home at around 1:25am, followed by Shikamaru a few minutes later. I paused outside of Naruto/Jiraiya's home, but Naruto was fully asleep by this time. It was about 1:30am. I decided it would be easier if I just took him to my place rather than try to figure out that crazy security system. We arrived at my home at about 1:35am.
WHO CAN CORROBORATE YOUR STORY: Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata Huuga, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Shikamaru Nara, and my sister (Temari Sabaku) was awake and greeted us when I got home.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE WHO WOULD WANT TO HARM THE DECEASED: No, Jiraiya was harsh about people touching his stuff, but he was a generous man. As for Naruto, no one would want to hurt him, he is one of the most kind caring people you will ever met.
Shikamaru Nara
RELATIONSHIP TO DECEASED: friend/tutor of grandson
WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT: Um, well, Naruto invited me to a concert, so I met with him and some friends around 7:00pm. Gaara Sabaku dropped me off at my apartment at about 1:30am.
WHO CAN CORROBORATE YOUR STORY: Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata Huuga, Gaara Sabaku, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE WHO WOULD WANT TO HARM THE DECEASED: I've only known Naruto for a few days, so no, I can't think of anyone.
Hinata Huuga
RELATIONSHIP TO DECEASED: girlfriend of grandson's best friend
WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT: Kiba dragged me to a concert last night, he stayed at my home. We got home around 1:30am.
WHO CAN CORROBORATE YOUR STORY: Kiba Inuzuka, Gaara Sabaku, Shikamaru Nara, Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto Uzumaki
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE WHO WOULD WANT TO HARM THE DECEASED: I didn't know him well enough to say.
Sasuke Uchiha
RELATIONSHIP TO DECEASED: friend of grandson
WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT: I was out with Naruto and a group of other people at a My Chemical Romance concert in the city. We left at around 7:00pm so we could catch dinner on Court Ave. and then hit the concert at 9:30pm. We left the concert at 1:00am. Gaara Sabaku was driving and he dropped me off at my home at about 1:25am. I went straight to bed.
WHO CAN CORROBORATE YOUR STORY: Naruto Uzumaki, Gaara Sabaku, Shikamaru Nara, Kiba Inuzuka, and Hinata Huuga.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE WHO WOULD WANT TO HARM THE DECEASED: No, but I can think of someone who would hurt his grandson! Sakura Haruno.
'Sakura Haruno? We'll have to go and get her statement as well.' Kakashi thought.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Next Day ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kakashi and Iruka parked their police car in the campus lot of the local university. Getting out, they headed for the main building to find out where to locate the girl in question.
"Hi, My name is Detective Hatake, and this is my partner Detective Umino," Kakashi said as they both presented their badges. "We're looking for Sakura Haruno, do you know where I might find her?"
The woman behind the desk looked flustered as she frantically typed information into her computer, looking for the correct files. "Well, it looks like she is in her General Psychology class. It will be over in about 10 minutes."
"Thank you, what room is it?"
"Room 205, second floor."
"Thank you, you have been very helpful." The two officers exited the office and made their way up the stairs to the second floor to locate the classroom. They stood outside the door and waited for class to be over.
Soon, they saw the students pack up their belongings and get out of their chairs. The detectives stopped the first student out the door. "Excuse me, we're looking for Sakura Haruno." The student looked behind him and pointed at a girl with bubblegum pink hair. "Thank you."
The pair walked up to the girl. "Miss, are you Sakura Haruno?"
"Who wants to know?" the pinkette said snottily.
Producing their badges, they responded, "We are detectives investigating the fire near here. We'd like to ask you a few questions."
Ok, my fingers hurt now. Sorry to all you Sakura fans out there, but I hate her. I know it's probably a bit irrational, but I really think she should just stop existing. She is generally useless and annoying…But enough about her. I hope you are enjoying this story so far! Please give me some reviews!
